SAN MARCOS, Calif. – In its home finale, the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (6-20, 6-14 CCAA) posted a 72-67 win over Cal State Monterey Bay (6-19, 3-17 CCAA) on Saturday at The Sports Center.
 
Prior to the game, CSUSM celebrated Senior Day by honoring Uriah Foster and Donovan Watkins.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Donovan Watkins – 27 points | 2 steals | 1 rebound
Micah Boone – 17 points | 4 rebounds | 1 steal
Uriah Foster – 8 points | 18 rebounds | 1 assist | 1 block
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took its largest lead of the first half on a Donovan Watkins second-chance jumper to make it 14-8 with 11:05 to go.
• Down 17-11, the Otters went on a 7-0 run and took an 18-17 lead on a Michael Mora layup with 7:34 left in the period.
• With 2:39 remaining in the half, a second-chance layup by Joey Bilello gave CSUMB its largest lead of the period at 30-26.
• The Cougars retook the lead at 31-30 on a second-chance layup by Watkins with 1:27 to go in the half.
• Tied at 35 at halftime, CSUSM shot 45.5% (15-of-33) from the field while CSUMB was slightly better at 48.1% (13-of-27).
• The first half featured seven lead changes and six ties.
• The Otters built a 40-35 lead to begin the second half on a Chol Deng jumper and Jaden Tengan 3-pointer at the 18:36 mark.
• A 6-0 run put CSUSM back on top momentarily at 41-40 after a Micah Boone lay-up with 16:26 to go.
• Watkins drained a 3-pointer to give the Cougars a 51-46 lead with 11:42 to go.
• The Otters took their final lead of the game on a Blake Jones layup to make it 54-53 with 10:12 left.
• CSUSM then went on a 12-0 run to take its largest lead of the game at 65-54 after Watkins hit another 3-pointer with 5:43 remaining.
• CSUMB began whittling away at CSUSM's lead, trimming the deficit down to three at 70-67 with eight seconds to play, but a pair of free throws by Keavie Love sealed the game.

 
FAST BREAKS

• CSUSM ended the game shooting 40.7% (24-of-59) from the field while CSUMB shot 45.8% (27-of-59). The Cougars also shot 50% (9-of-18) from beyond the arc.
• The Cougars scored 17 points off turnovers to the Otters' nine.
• CSUSM tallied 16 second-chance points to CSUMB's nine.
• The Cougars won the rebound battle at 41-29 while the Otters had more assists (9-7) and blocks (3-1). Both sides recorded five steals and 14 turnovers.
• Watkins' career-high 27 points were the most by a Cougar this season.
• Foster's 18 career-high rebounds tied for the third-most in a single game in program history.
• The game featured 13 lead changes and seven ties.
• CSUSM was on top for 25:28 while CSUMB had the lead for 10:55.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its next-to-last game of the year on Thursday as it travels to Cal Poly Humboldt for a 7:30 p.m. contest.